Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 5 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 5 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 7 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2 t, in 2000.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 t | — |
| 1991 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 t | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 2 t | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 4 t | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 t | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 6 t | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 7 t | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 t | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 5 t | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 5 t | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 5 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 386 t, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 5 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317 t, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 t | 3 t | 3 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8 t | 2 t | 5 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6 t | 5 t | 7 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 t | 5 t | 7 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More environment data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Sao Tome and Principe was 5 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 7 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 t in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).